Several days ago, I changed my email address and password for my Apple I.D. No problems with my iPad or iPhone. In fact I've ordered music and a movie on both with no problems. However, I keep getting an annoying pop-up on my iMac telling me there's a problem with my email address. It lists my old email in the message. It says to open "iCloud Preferences" to fix the problem. I click the little iCloud preferences button and nothing happens. It just sit there, spinning it's little wheel icon forever. I waited about 30 minutes for it to open to no avail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Changed my Apple email address...Now big problems with my iMac
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Where is this "iCloud preferences button" you are referring to? Is it the iCloud icon in System Preferences? If so, have you restarted your Mac?
It is in the pop-up message. I'll try to attached a screen print, minus my email address.
I have shut down my computer several times since this started happening. Even restarted it holding down the shift key once.
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Any transactions with Apple ID are the pits.
Suggest contacting Apple Cafre in which ever country you are in.
Suggest contacting Apple Cafre in which ever country you are in.
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Quit every single app and Window on your Mac and also exclude all your current login items (System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items). Shut down the Mac unchecking the box (if it shows) open all previous windows/apps.
After rebooting the Mac either in the normal way or, as you have done before, in Safe Mode.
First thing, System Preferences > iCloud and Sign Out.
Then Reboot again (sorry), then System Preferences > iCloud Sign In. NB your new email address and new Password.
I don't want to waste your time, but I'm trying to make it possible to log out of iCloud and then log in again after a reboot.
If that fails, it's a phone call to Apple.....
Ian
Ian
Quit every single app and Window on your Mac and also exclude all your current login items (System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items). Shut down the Mac unchecking the box (if it shows) open all previous windows/apps.
After rebooting the Mac either in the normal way or, as you have done before, in Safe Mode.
First thing, System Preferences > iCloud and Sign Out.
Then Reboot again (sorry), then System Preferences > iCloud Sign In. NB your new email address and new Password.
I don't want to waste your time, but I'm trying to make it possible to log out of iCloud and then log in again after a reboot.
If that fails, it's a phone call to Apple.....
Ian
Ian
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